Within one hour reach. There's at least a couple more people here at the party university

I thought if we get to know local arduino fans, we can share some local resources, like where to buy stuff, who has what equipment for rent or else.I shop at the axeman shop at Fry with University SE almost every time I drive to the cities. They have lots of stuff you can use for projects, both mechanical and electrical.

You can start with the arduino's examples included in the software. Then proceed to playground to see what others have done and try their codes and circuits in tutorials. I wish there were more fans in MN so we can meet up once in a while to talk about projects and maybe troubleshoot together.

KentaGrace

Plus one on Axman being an amazing place for hobbyists. I live in St. Cloud, and I was hoping to find a hackerspace somewhere closer than the cities. Currently going to the technical college and designing my Analog Circuits project around an Arduino main controller.